# Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, has threatened economic sanctions on any firm involved in oil exploration around the Falkland Islands under the British occupation. The Falklands, in the south-west Atlantic Ocean, remain the subject of a sovereignty dispute between Britain and Argentina, more than 40 years on from an armed conflict over the territory. Milei claims […]
# Rugby: Die agtsteman en kaptein Harry Watson is terug in die Wallabies se opdrafspan vir môre se toets teen Argentinië in Mendoza. Allan Alaalatoa was kaptein toe Australië die Pumas verlede Saterdag in San Salvador 27-21 geklop het, maar kry ruskans. Hoofafrigter Les Kiss het agt veranderings aangebring as deel van die rotasiebeleid wat […]
# Rugby: Swys de Bruin has resigned as Springbok Women’s head coach, reportedly over a dispute with SA Rugby over unpaid bonuses and interference. The team is preparing for the historic first-ever home Test against New Zealand’s Black Ferns in Johannesburg tomorrow. It will be a precursor to the men’s encounter at the FNB Stadium. […]
# The European Union is tightening the enforcement of sanctions against Russia, while further ramping up pressure on the country and increasing support for Ukraine. It has implemented 21 packages of restrictive measures against Moscow since 2022, targeting financial, energy, and trade sectors. European Commission vice president Kaja Kallas says EU Foreign Affairs ministers are […]
# Motorsport: Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton says the potential of becoming the first black Ferrari Formula One driver to win a home race for the team would be phenomenal. The Briton’s hopes of victory in the Italian Grand Prix this weekend should be boosted by the arrival of Ferrari’s second engine upgrade of the […]
# Die Gautengse Departement van Menslike Nedersettings sê die DA se verklaring oor die onwettige besetting van behuisingsprojekte is misleidend. Die party beskuldig die departement dat hy versuim om behuisingsprojekte te beskerm en sê 14 is die afgelope vyf jaar onwettig beset – onder meer Eagle Nest, Western Mega Project en Danville. Woordvoerder Tahir Sema […]
# Tennis: Australian Nick Kyrgios has accepted and served a reduced, one-month ban after testing positive for cocaine. The 31-year-old was provisionally suspended early last month after a sample he submitted during the Mallorca Open in Spain in June was found to contain a metabolite of cocaine. Kyrgios admitted to using cocaine at a nightclub. […]
# A 44-year-old member of the Mpumalanga Police Flying Squad has been arrested during an early-morning operation at the Secunda Police Station today. He is allegedly linked to the hijacking of diesel trucks in the province. Mpumalanga police spokesperson, Mavela Masondo, says the involvement of the officer came to light during the investigation following the […]
# Tennis: Frenchman Gael Monfils played the final match of his Grand Slam career, falling to American Learner Tien, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 in the US Open second round. Russia’s Karen Khachanov knocked out world number four Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime. In the women’s draw, second seed Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina continued her bid for the world number […]
